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Enthusiasts the world over had waited with bated breath for 14 minutes to receive confirmation of the one-ton robot’s successful landing. Fourteen minutes felt like an eternity—until, of course, the more seasoned (read: older) geeks stopped to reflect on missions of the past. Not long ago, the public learned about a space mission upon watching an interview with the astronauts following their return to Earth. With today’s technology, we’re no longer kept guessing. With this MSL Curiosity mission, this geek could worry, cheer, and celebrate along with NASA JPL scientists; in fact, NASA invited and hosted 25 social media followers to a three-day event centered around the Mars landing in the beginning of August.

This geek applauds NASA professionals on embracing and taking full advantage of social media, video, simulation and visualization, and Internet technologies.

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[...] NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover is the biggest, most expensive, and most technologically advanced planetary expedition ever attempted. At the same time, Curiosity’s entry, descent, and landing (EDL) was, without a doubt, the most ambitious. [...]

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